Dentist gets community service, anger management

A Bloomfield Township dentist who got in trouble for sending an anti-Semitic letter to another dentist was ordered Wednesday to perform community service at the Holocaust Memorial Center.

Marc Kamp, 50, must also wear a tether for 60 days, begin seeing a new therapist and participate in an anger management program as part of his sentence for violating his probation.

Back in February 2009, Kamp pleaded guilty to ethnic intimidation for sending a threatening letter in April 2008 to dentist Steven Moss, who had accused Kamp earlier that year in a lawsuit of trying to steal his patients. The letter included anti-Semitic language and a picture of Adolf Hitler; Moss is Jewish.

Kamp was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years probation. He was also ordered to perform 90 hours of community service.

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He was recently accused of violating his probation by not completing the community service and offering to tell probation agent David Morales a Hispanic joke. Kamp was found guilty of the probation violations last month.

At Wednesday's hearing, Kamp admitted to using poor judgment and said he never intended to assault the probation officer. He said he has already completed more than 45 hours of community service and is looking forward to participating in programs that help him better himself.

Defense attorney Tim Flynn said in court that his client now understands the seriousness of his actions and the probation process.

Oakland Circuit Judge Mark Goldsmith said he thinks Kamp stands a good chance of being able to conform his conduct to the law.

"The behavior with regard to agent Morales appears to be something that the defendant now understands to be entirely inappropriate," he said.

Goldsmith said while the court doesn't concern itself with Kamp's opinions regarding ethnic groups, it is concerned with his conduct.

The judge said he thinks it's appropriate for people who act on ethnic stereotypes to be better educated on how destructive those attitudes can be. He said he wanted to develop a program to "sensitize him to the diverse society in which we all live."

Goldsmith followed Morales' recommendation and ordered the dentist to perform 90 hours of community service at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.

While Morales recommended that Kamp receive six months on a tether, Goldsmith ordered him to be monitored by tether for 60 days. Kamp will be allowed to leave his home for work, court-related appointments and worship services.

Michigan Department of Community Health records show that effective Jan. 9, the state board of dentistry has placed Kamp's license on probation for two years, imposed a $1,000 fine and told him to perform 100 hours of community service.